School's In

Hols out, School’s back…sobs…well, every good thing must come to an end. It’s is the start of my second semester in the uni. So far, what’s the experience like in the NTU? Honestly, I must say, S’pore universities are quite boring and tame compared to overseas. The building with its excellent sports facilities etc are there yet the students seems to be scattered around, going together in their clicks, refusing to participate in games or activities. There is no sense of university spirit or camaraderie that overseas universities have. Also, where is the sense of the student’s political beliefs? How come no one seems to stand up for their beliefs? Or even organize a protest or demonstration? Maybe I guess it’s illegal to have one in S’pore. Overseas universities have more sense of liberal and freedom. Students there are encouraged to experiment and find out more about themselves. They are encouraged to speak up, be heard, make a statement, fight for some cause that they believe in. You can have a student protest on the grounds against pollution or even against the university policies. Here, even a mention of the word protest is like a vulgarity word which may be punished with a jail term. In NTU, everything seems to be moving in a monotone manner. Go for lectures, eat your lunch, go for tutorials, mingle with your click of friends, go for your activities or sports that you take part in, or simply go home. Even the students staying in the dorm dun even have the desire to take part in their inter-hall games and activities…it seems that the place has a lot of students and yet the spirit of NTU seems so lifeless…

On another note, Apple Inc released their long, long anticipated iPhone yesterday! Personally, I like it as the iPhone has the capabilities of an iMac, iPod and wireless surfing all together in one package. The only downer: high cost and lousy naming. For a well designed and attractive looking phone that Apple managed to design, surely they can come out with a better name than iPhone?? Imagine iPod was called iMP3 players or iPlayer? (Shudders) Please make a new name and coined a new generation of phones with that new name. iPhone – what a lack of originality…no wonder they are getting sued…lol